magic-300x223Some 400 participants from 30+ countries will descend on NYC September 23-25, for the ninth Performing the World conference:  “Can We Perform Our Way to Power?” Confirmed headliners include medical clown and social activist Patch Adams, psychologist Kenneth Gergen, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Anantas Mockus, and professor of performance studies, Richard Schechner.  Check out news and photos of some of the wonderful performance activists who will share their work using performance as a catalyst for human and community development and culture change.

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